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Archives for November 2016

European Treats from The Old Dutch Store since 1978

November 30, 2016 by Alison Lafazan Leave a Comment

Immigrants, Dutch students, returned LDS missionaries, and world travelers have been shopping at The Old Dutch Store for all of their favorite foods and gift items from Holland and other northern European countries since the store opened its doors in 1978. In March of 2003, Sharon Humphries Wuolukka bought the store and has carried on its traditions. “All of our products … [Read more...]

Wasatch Brewery Breaks World Record for Longest Shot Ski

November 29, 2016 by Hayley Bachman Leave a Comment

Most people celebrate their 30th anniversary with cake and a night out, but on October 22, 2016, Wasatch Brewery held an event so vast it stretched the entire length of Main Street, with participants flocking in from the East and West coasts. Last year Breckenridge, Colorado, broke the world record for the longest continuous shot ski. They set the record of 881 people … [Read more...]

Chef Justin Shifflett of Stoneground Kitchen

November 28, 2016 by Katelyn Moss Leave a Comment

For Chef Justin Shifflett of Stoneground Kitchen, cooking has been his life since birth. Growing up, he always wanted to be in the kitchen with his father, and cooking is infused in his blood. With the aspiration to one day cook for food lovers like himself, Chef Shifflett kept his goals hot and his pathway ready. After enrolling in all of the home economics classes in high … [Read more...]

Do Tunnels Run Under Ogden’s 25th Street?

November 25, 2016 by Maria Milligan Leave a Comment

As a railroad hub and industrial center, Ogden has seen its fair share of colorful and sometimes questionable history. At the heart of that history is 25th Street. Infamous for everything from opium dens and bootleggers to prostitution and gambling, 25th Street has been home to a thriving underground. Perhaps that is why legends persist to this day of a series of tunnels that … [Read more...]

Babs in the City: Petal it Forward

November 24, 2016 by Babs De Lay Leave a Comment

Kindness comes in many forms. I know, it may have been hard in this past election season, full of absolute, unadulterated meanness, to sift out kindness from all the B.S. that fell from the sky. But kindness is delivered every darned day, often by florists, on behalf of lovers, husbands and wives, mothers and fathers, kids and cousins, friends and neighbors. Last month, a … [Read more...]

Porcupine Pub renovates Historic Utah Fire Station No. 8

November 23, 2016 by Heather L. King Leave a Comment

For thirty years, Fire Station No. 8 was the home of Market Street Broiler, situated near the University of Utah in the renovated fire house. Utah’s culinary evolution began here in addition to countless business deals, budding relationships and memorable moments. It’s a building steeped in historic memories—for individuals and for the community at large. Listed as a Utah … [Read more...]

“Four Country Gals” Market Traditional Mexican Caramel Sauce

November 22, 2016 by Nick Kuzmack Leave a Comment

Four Country Gals is a largely do-it-yourself USDA Organic Certified operation based in Beryl, Utah. They are perhaps best known for their “Traditional Mexican Caramel Sauce,” also known as Cajeta. Four Country Gals was started in 2005 when Cindy Dages, Pat “Mom” Hosko, Bev Adair and Shari Thomas relocated to Beryl.        They began raising livestock and growing produce, … [Read more...]

Refurbished Signage Keeps Sugar House History Alive

November 21, 2016 by Connie Lewis Leave a Comment

With all the changes in the Sugar House landscape, it is comforting to see little reminders scattered throughout the area of days gone by.  The “Sputnik” sign topper that sat atop the old Granite Furniture Store sign has recently been restored and remounted thanks to Steve White of Young Electric Sign Company. Steve explains that it is actually called a roto-sphere. The … [Read more...]

Salt Lake City After Dark: Night Beat

November 17, 2016 by Richard Markosian Leave a Comment

When Theodore Roosevelt was 33-years-old, he was appointed police commissioner of New York City. One of the first things he did to better understand the city’s crime problem was to walk around at night in plain clothing and examine the problem areas. I’ve always wanted to go on my own night beat in Salt Lake, I have witnessed a huge problem with bicycle theft and burglary in my … [Read more...]

Utah’s Intermountain Farmers Association

November 16, 2016 by Paige Wiren Leave a Comment

  Which came first, the chicken or the egg? In the Intermountain Farmers Association history, the egg came first. Launched in 1923 as a business cooperative to boost local economies, the Utah Poultry Producers Association achieved success by quickly establishing egg receiving plants in key Utah locations. Recognizing market growth in other commercial territories, the … [Read more...]

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